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Note 11 - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) (Parentheticals)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 29, 2016	May 15, 2016	Jan. 15, 2016	Oct. 02, 2012
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.25%	7.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Oct. 15, 2020	Oct. 15, 2020
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.125%	9.125%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 15, 2020	Nov. 15, 2020
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.00%	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.00%	5.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2021	Nov. 01, 2021
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.25%	6.25%			6.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 15, 2016	Jan. 15, 2016
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.50%	7.50%		7.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 15, 2016	May 15, 2016
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.625%	8.625%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 15, 2017	Jan. 15, 2017
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 15, 2019	Jan. 15, 2019
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2019	Nov. 01, 2019
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	11.00%	11.00%				11.00%
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 01, 2017	Dec. 01, 2017
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	11.00%

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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